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SERVICE TO HUMANITY: RISE IN
ORGAN DONATIONS; IMPROVED
FACILITIES FOR ORGAN DONORS
ositive initiatives by the government are raising
Pawareness among civil society. As a result,
5,000 people signed up for organ donation in 2013;
now, more than 15,000 people donate organs each
year. The central government has taken numerous
steps to increase organ donation. The period of
leave for organ donors has been extended from
30 to 60 days, and the age limit of 65 has been
lifted. The central government has also simplified
the process of organ donation. Furthermore, the 1000 CITIES TO BECOME
e-Care portal (e-Clearance of Afterlife Remains)
has been launched to facilitate and speed up the 3-STAR GARBAGE-FREE
process of bringing back the body in the event of CITIES BY OCTOBER 2024
a person's death abroad. Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya,
Minister of Health, says that there can be no
greater service to humanity than donating one's
life to another. Mahatma Gandhi associated
cleanliness with the dream of
independence. Today, after so many
TREATMENT MADE EASY WITH decades, once again the cleanliness
DIGITAL HEALTH FACILITIES movement has connected the country
with the dream of a New India. It is
also becoming a campaign to change
hether it is getting all of the patient's health- our habits, and we should not forget
Wrelated information on a click or sitting in that cleanliness is a programme.
the primary health centre through technology and
receiving treatment from the district's specialist
doctor, technology has not only made patient
treatment easier but also cheaper. Union Health aking forward these words of Prime
Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya tweeted that TMinister Narendra Modi, Swachh
more than five crore Ayushman Bharat Health Bharat Mission (Urban) 2.0 was
Accounts (ABHA) have been created through launched on October 1, 2021, with the
the NCD portal under the National Programme goal of making all cities garbage-free
on Non-Communicable Diseases. Prime Minister in five years. The Ministry of Housing
Modi said on this, 'Very good information! It is our and Urban Affairs has now set a goal of
priority to provide better health facilities to our achieving a 3-star rating for 1,000 cities
poor brothers and sisters across the country. It is a by October 2024. The mission includes
matter of great satisfaction that millions of people scientific waste management, such as
are benefiting from these digital facilities. More source segregation, door-to-door waste
than 31 crore health accounts have been opened collection, and safe landfill disposal. For
under this programme until January 31, 2023. this purpose, the Ministry has initiated a
It is a random 14-digit number that ensures protocol for "Garbage Free Cities" (Star
individual medical records are linked to the Rating) to assess Municipal Solid Waste
digital healthcare ecosystem. Management through a third-party audit
and cleanliness survey.
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